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Mohammad Nissar
Mohammad Nissar
Born: 1 August 1910, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Died: 11 March 1963, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Major Teams: Muslims, Maharajah of Patiala's XI; Maharajah of Patiala's XII, Southern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Railways, India.
Known As: Mohammad Nissar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, Only Test, 1932
Latest Test: India v England at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1936
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 15/08/1936)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 6 11 3 55 14 6.87 0 0 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 201.5 34 707 25 28.28 5-90 3 0 48.4 3.50
FIRST-CLASS
(1928/29 - 1953/54)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 93 136 34 1120 49 10.98 0 0 65 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 7010 396 17.70 6-17 32 3
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Mohammed Nissar was India's first ever pace bowler, the fastest
ever, and one of the best ever too. A bull of a man, Nissar could
swing and cut the ball with verve but it was his express speed
that marked him out from his peers. Of his 25 Test victims, 13
were bowled or leg before, testimony enough to his sheer pace.
Nissar's partnership upfront with Amar Singh was as legendary as
it was successful. In India's maiden Test at Lord's in 1932, he
plunged the England innings into disarray by knocking over the
stumps of Holmes and Sutcliffe, who only ten days earlier had
added 555 for the first wicket for Yorkshire, and ended with 5/93.
On that trip, he grabbed 71 wickets at 18.09 to head the averages.
The MCC tour in 1933-34 provided the setting for more heroics as he took another innings bag of five in the inaugural Test in India at
the Brabourne Stadium. The only defeat that was inflicted upon the visitors on that tour was also courtesy of Nissar, whose match
figures of 9/117 helped Vizzy XI to a 14-run victory at Benares.
Another compelling demonstration of his hostility came against
Jack Ryder's Australians on their tour of India in the winter of
1935. Thirty two wickets in four 'Tests' at 13 runs apiece spoke volumes for the damage he unleashed. On his final tour of England, Nissar cried off from the Test scene with a torrid spell that
yielded four wickets in five overs to send England hurtling from
422/3 to 463/7. He continued to entertain domestic audiences for
a while longer and helped Southern Punjab to the Ranji Trophy
final in 1938-39 taking 17 wickets at 11.94, including a tour de
force of 6/17 against Sind in the semis that sent them packing for
23. (Sankhya Krishnan)
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